What would you like to see in Global Health Laboratories?
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Discussions
Hepatitis C Treatment and Care in Prisons Group - Introduction / Welcome
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global public health problem in correctional settings. Due to the intersection of substance use disorders and the criminal justice ...
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Latest reply: 14 Jul 2019
Introduction to Clinical Research
Experiences of completing the introduction to clinical research course
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News
Global Health Policy and Systems Research programme
Partnership and funding opportunities
The NIHR Global Health Policy and Systems Research (Global HPSR) programme is partnering UK researchers with low and middle-income countries (LIMCs) to support research in global health policy and systems research. Funding opportunities are available between June 2019 and September ... Read more
Get training on how to manage medical emergencies with new free Life-Saving Instruction for Emergencies (LIFE) app, certificate and CPD credit also included
LIFE is a 3D simulation training app for smartphones that teaches healthcare workers how to manage medical emergencies using game-like training techniques to reinforce the key steps that need to be performed in order to save lives. Read more
WHO Pharmacovigilance Toolkit
The new WHO PV Toolkit comprises resources and information for the practice of pharmacovigilance, with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries. Read more
Our future: a Lancet commission on adolescent health and wellbeing
The Lancet has partnered with four leading academic institutions to establish a Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
The largest generation of adolescents and young people in human history (1.8 billion) demands more attention and action. Adolescents and young adults face unprecedented social, economic, and cultural change. This new Lancet Commission argues that there are both current threats, ... Read more
Stillbirths Now Outnumber Deaths Among Infants, Study Finds
For the first time, stillbirths have slightly outnumbered deaths among infants before their first birthdays, a new report has found, ending a long period in which infant deaths were higher
Infant mortality has declined nationwide by 11 percent since 2006, but the mortality rate for fetuses in the second half of pregnancy has stalled, according to a report issued on Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of ... Read more
Articles
Z Factor: Using themed drama competitions to facilitate conversations on psychosis
“Z Factor” set out to engage communities on mental health stigma and discrimination, as well as health seeking behaviour using creative visual methods. Drama, with its subcategories of music ...
Can sample size in qualitative research be determined a priori?
Article Abstract There has been considerable recent interest in methods of determining sample size for qualitative research a priori, rather than through an adaptive approach such as saturation. Extending ...
INTRAC introduces M&E Universe
INTRAC has recently launched M&E Universe – a free online platform designed to guide practitioners with different levels of experience and expertise through all aspects of Monitoring & Evaluation ...
